About Me
I am a Master's student in International and Public Affairs at The University of Hong Kong. I received my Bachelor's degree in International Politics from Jinan University, where I graduated with honors including Outstanding Bachelor's Degree Thesis, Outstanding Graduate, and the Academic Star award.
My research interests lie at the intersection of political communication, computational social science, and international relations. I have experience in quantitative research, automated text analysis, and utilizing large language models for research tasks. I have co-authored policy research reports adopted at the ministerial level and published peer-reviewed articles on Hong Kong politics and South China Sea issues.
I am currently working as a Research Assistant at the Legislative Councilor Office of Dr. Hon. Simon Hoey Lee, where I conduct research on Hong Kong urban governance, focusing on data analysis, visualization, and policy research.
Download CVExperience
- Conducting research on Hong Kong urban governance, analyzing district-level policy implementation and community development outcomes.
- Performing data analysis and visualization to support evidence-based policy recommendations on urban planning and public services.
- Preparing policy research reports and briefing materials on municipal governance issues for the Legislative Councilor's reference.
- Analyzed profiles and policies of 100+ competitors and committee members to provide data support for strategic decision-making.
- Managed election finances using digital tracking tools, ensuring strict compliance and maximizing budget efficiency.
- Coordinated logistics for 10+ candidate meetings and visits, facilitating engagement with 100+ stakeholders.
- Directed campaign activities and stationed volunteers at strategic points, aiding re-election with 1,360 votes.
- Led an undergraduate team in cleaning, labeling, and performing text analysis on 100,000+ China-related discourse entries.
- Co-authored 5 China-focused international media monitoring reports.
- Produced 10+ background briefing reports on political figures; collected and systematized international relations data.
- Managed WeChat platforms: Audited articles and disseminated research outputs; achieved 50,000+ views per post.
- Managed news coverage, interviews, exclusives, and new media platform operations.
- Participated in planning the 2024 Shenzhen Port Flash Mob event, sponsorship coordination and on-site filming.
- Completed 10 interviews and articles with single-article readings up to 100,000, including two exclusives and one article in the main issue.
- Interned in District Governance research projects: information gathering, data organization, interview arrangement, and report writing.
Research
Publications
Chau Ming Tsun, Liu Jingrong, "Exploring the Influencing Factors of the 2023 Hong Kong District Council Election Based on Random Forest Modeling," Bauhinia Tribune, Jul-Sep, 2024, p. 52.
Lin, K.; Liu, J.; Chau, M.; Ju, H. "Narratives of the South China Sea Under the Marcos Administration in the Philippines: Characteristics, Trends, and Impacts." Journal of International Economy and Global Governance 2024, 1 (5), 41-60.
Liu Jingrong and Chau Ming Tsun, "U.S. Pacific Air Force's 'Air Diplomacy' Policy from the 'Indo-Pacific' Perspective," American Observations, No. 118, Center for International Security and Strategy (CISS), Tsinghua University.
Internal Research Reports
Co-authored an internal reference report on Indonesian youth issues, adopted by the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China (Ministerial-Level).
Participated in a policy research report commissioned by the Guangzhou Municipal Government, providing materials and suggestions to the Guangdong Provincial Government, receiving affirmative instructions from provincial leaders.
Contributed to an internal report on Hong Kong's emerging financial industry submitted to central authorities through Jinan University's Institute for "One Country, Two Systems" and Basic Law.
Funded Research Projects
Student Assistant, National Social Science Fund Youth Project — "The 'Polarization' of American Diplomatic Discourse towards China and China's Ideological Risk Response" (No.: 23CGJ006). Responsible for data collection, text analysis.
Leader, National Innovation & Entrepreneurship Training Program (Grant: CNY 20,000) — "Political and Economic Risk Assessment of Chinese Enterprises' Investment in Southeast Asian Countries: A Case Study of Malaysia and Indonesia" (No.202310559023).
Leader, Innovation & Entrepreneurship Training Program of Guangdong Province (Grant: CNY 10,000) — "The Normal Politics of Hong Kong under the Principle of 'Patriots Governing Hong Kong'" (No.S202410559044).
Participant, Provincial-Level Programs: "China-ASEAN Digital Economy Cooperation" (No.S202310559035) and "Digital Research on Shared War Memories between Mainland China and Hong Kong" (No.S202410559044).
Conferences
- Panel Participant, The 17th Academic Community Annual Conference on Political Science and International Relations (Tsinghua University)
- Participant, The 23rd International Relations Research Methodology Seminar, Institute of International Relations, Tsinghua University
- Participant, Big Data and Causal Inference Seminar, Cross-disciplinary Research Capacity Enhancement Program, Tsinghua University, Fall 2024
- Participant, The 10th Summer Course on Social Science Methods, School of International and Public Affairs, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Commentary & Op-Ed
Coming soon — Commentary and opinion articles will be listed here.
Media Experience
- Authored in-depth analytical and commentary articles on international relations and U.S. politics for Blue Berry Daily.
- Published an average of 5 articles per month in multiple prominent Hong Kong media outlets, including Bauhinia Magazine and Blue Berry Daily.
Awards
Skills
Research & Data Analysis
- Quantitative research methods: regression analysis, topic modeling, random forest, text analysis
- Python: data preprocessing, web scraping, NLP, visualization (pandas, scikit-learn, matplotlib)
- R: statistical analysis, data visualization (ggplot2, tidyverse)
- Data collection and organization for international relations and policy research
AI-Assisted Research
- Experienced in using AI coding agents (Claude Code, ChatGPT Codex and Google Antigravity) to accelerate research workflows
- Leveraging large language models (LLMs) for automated text analysis and coding assistance
- Prompt engineering for research tasks: data extraction, summarization, and translation
New Media & Organization
- Mastered photography, account operations, WeChat public account formatting, video editing, and copywriting
- Proficient with tools: Xiumi, Canva, CapCut
- Organized campus-wide competitions with over 1,000 participants
Projects
Open-source research code, datasets, and tools. Each project links to its GitHub repository.